All of the resources included in our person-centred care resource centre have been reviewed by the Health Foundation. We believe them to be of the highest possible standard but we do not take responsibility for the accuracy of information from third parties.

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This website provides a searchable database of telehealth and telecare projects and service developments active in Scotland. The database includes services and projects led by health, local authority, housing and voluntary sector organisations and about geographic area, organisation, users and technology.

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This webpage provides a simple explanation of the 'House of Care' and its components, showing what needs to be in place to ensure the benefits of care and support planning and ‘more than medicine’ activities are available to each person living with long-terms conditions.

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In this article Huyen Vu cites international research showing that peer workers can significantly improve treatment and recovery outcomes of people with mental health problems and contribute to a substantial reduction in re-admission rates and bed days.

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In this article, clinical psychologist Lloyd Humphreys sets out how people with drug and alcohol addictions are commonly in contact with a bewildering array of organisations, leading to them receiving a fragmented service. He argues that if the service user is put in control of access to their records, they can share their record and their treatment plans with whoever needs to see them – police, probation, social services or the NHS.

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NHS England defines 'technology enabled care services' as the use of telehealth, telecare, telemedicine, telcoaching and self-care in providing care for patients with long term conditions that is convenient, accessible and cost-effective. These webpages on the NHS England website provide tools and resources for commissioners and other health and social care professionals on how to commission, procure, implement and evaluate so as to maximise the value of these types of solutions and services.

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healthtalk.org provides free, reliable information about health issues, by sharing people's real-life experiences. It includes a range of information about shared decision-making, including what it is and why people might want or not want to be involved in decisions about their care. For each topic within shared decision making it includes a series of brief videos of patients talking about their experiences of that topic.

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This website provides reliable information and advice about how to help with chronic pain. It has been developed for patients, their carers and the public as well as healthcare professionals with an interest in chronic pain. It includes a wide range of information and resources specifically developed for use by patients and a wide range of information and resources designed to be used by health professionals.